Although discounting empirical evidence cannot be the right way to solve economic issues, there are still, in my view, a couple of weighty reasons why we perhaps shouldn’t be too enthusiastic about the so-called ‘empirical revolution’ that behavioural economics has brought about in mainstream economics. Behavioural experiments and laboratory research face the same fundamental problem […]
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Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
The post The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine appeared first on The Intercept.
The Democratic congresswoman was an early believer in Zohran Mamdani. His win showed her it was “the right time to pass the torch.”
The post Nydia Velázquez Hears Calls for Generational Change, Setting Up a Fight on the Left in New York appeared first on The Intercept.
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Landlords are defanged, another candidate wins on affordability, and oil changes stay cheap.
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Progressive Rep. Danny Davis rejected AIPAC cash at the end of his career. Now the Israel lobby is coming for his seat.
The post AIPAC Donors Back Real Estate Tycoon Who Opposed Gaza Ceasefire for Deep-Blue Chicago Seat appeared first on The Intercept.
The US is one big grift these days: the Trump Administration, traditional and social media, corporations, crypto, financial markets are all selling some kind of spurious promise. It’s hard to pick the most egregious example. But for me, it’s hard to go past Tesla. Having lost its dominant position in the electric car market, the […]
On November 20, Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony sat down for an interview with conservative New...
Power brokers like Larry Summers and Dick Cheney operate without accountability — when they’re exiled, it’s just a matter of time before they come crawling back.
After three decades of creating ruin and disaster across the globe, Larry Summers is finally being pushed from the lofty heights of power and prestige. The proximate cause of his downfall are recently released emails between Summers and suicided arms dealer/sex trafficker/intelligence asset/money launderer Jeffrey Epstein. The emails show the married, middle-aged Summers going to […]
An FBI procurement document requests information about AI surveillance on drones, raising concerns about a crackdown on free speech.
The post The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition appeared first on The Intercept.
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Big government or small? Physics doesn’t care. Why the economy is an electric motor, and why “balancing the books” is the wrong way to drive.
Over the river and through the woods,
To Grandmother’s house we go;
At the airport on time, which is good cause the lines
Are moving super slow.
Over the river and through the screens
Then stuck at security
I’ve been patted down and thrown to the ground
Due to my lithium battery.
Over the river and through the woods
I’m looking around for food
Everything sucks and costs twenty bucks,
Guess I’ll just slam some booze.
Over the river at Hudson News
Flipping through the magazines
The book that I bought is a bit overwrought
With a dearth of good sex scenes.
Over the river, now on the tarmac
To Grandmother’s house we wait
The flight is delayed, our nerves are all frayed
As we taxi around the gate.
Over the river and very hungry now
The food cart scuttles past.
How incredibly rude that the smell of food
Only wafts in from first class.
Over the river and through the woods
My family’s in four different rows
My seatmate smells vile, and he puked in the aisle
Then I watched him clip his toes.
Test your knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein, Wall Street’s takeover of youth sports, and other developments that really matter.
On November 20, Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony sat down for an interview with conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to offer an explanation for the rise of antisemitism on the MAGA Right. After Tucker Carlson’s controversial interview with neo-Nazi…
“DHS apparently is trying to expose an individual’s identity in order to chill criticism of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.”
The post Wyden Blasts Kristi Noem for Abusing Subpoena Power to Unmask ICE Watcher appeared first on The Intercept.
A new campaign shows how Britain partnering with Europe on clean energy could cut bills and protect the planet
A quarterly column, steady as ever.
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Books read:
Love’s Labour: How We Break and Make the Bonds of Love—Stephen Grosz
Affairs: True Stories of Love, Lies, Hope and Desire—Juliet Rosenfeld
The Light Years—Elizabeth Jane Howard
Books bought:
Working the Room: Essays and Reviews, 1999–2010—Geoff Dyer
Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair—Christian Wiman
Uncle Willy and Other Stories—William Faulkner
Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV—Emily Nussbaum
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It’s Epigraph City out there. Just about every nonfiction book I have started over the last couple of months begins with at least one of the little bastards, often two. Love’s Labour by Stephen Grosz goes with a Rilke and an Iris Murdoch:
Sharmine Narwani joins Mnar Adley to unpack Saudi Arabia’s rejection of US and Israeli pressure, Israel’s escalating regional attacks, and Yemen’s growing role in the resistance axis.
The post Saudi Arabia just said NO to Israel & the US | Sharmine Narwani appeared first on MintPress News.
Reform UK's former leader in Wales was in the centre of Putin’s preparations to attack Ukraine, argues Sergei Cristo